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finally got around to taking some snip snaps of my lenses (click for dyxum link):

Minolta 35-105mm f/3.5 (metal bodied)

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Minolta 50mm f/1.7

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each were taken with each other (if you get me).
There is every possibility that both these lenses will find themselves on ebay tomorrow.......
 
fabs said:
Sorry if I missed it in a previous post, but why are you selling them?
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you didn't miss it in a previous post. Well I've got the Canon 400D finishing on ebay today, already made £56 profit and 6hrs to go with 68 (!!) people watching. I can send the Sony back if I wish too..so selling the 400D, lenses, and sending the Sony back would mean around £550ish to spend....
 
timmygcsc2308 said:
you didn't miss it in a previous post. Well I've got the Canon 400D finishing on ebay today, already made £56 profit and 6hrs to go with 68 (!!) people watching. I can send the Sony back if I wish too..so selling the 400D, lenses, and sending the Sony back would mean around £550ish to spend....
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Ok, so now I'm confused. :thinking: Why would you send the Sony back and what did you want to spend the £550ish on?
 
fabs said:
Ok, so now I'm confused. :thinking: Why would you send the Sony back and what did you want to spend the £550ish on?
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erm......A 450D sorry :$
 
fabs said:
erm........why?
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*sigh* I went into jessops yesterday and held the 450D for a while and it just felt right..
I've got very small hands (my 12 year old sister has bigger hands :$). The Sony actually hurts my wrists if I use it handheld for a period of time.
I went into jessops before buying the A200 and held an A200 and a 450D and the 450D felt alot more comfortable but I couldn't afford it at the time, the A200 wasn't uncomfortable for the short period I held it, but it felt larger and heavier. I considered the 400D but the features of the A200 outweighed the more comfortable feel. Silly I know...
 
timmygcsc2308 said:
*sigh* I went into jessops yesterday and held the 450D for a while and it just felt right..
I've got very small hands (my 12 year old sister has bigger hands :$). The Sony actually hurts my wrists if I use it handheld for a period of time.
I went into jessops before buying the A200 and held an A200 and a 450D and the 450D felt alot more comfortable but I couldn't afford it at the time, the A200 wasn't uncomfortable for the short period I held it, but it felt larger and heavier. I considered the 400D but the features of the A200 outweighed the more comfortable feel. Silly I know...
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Sorry, I meant why embarrassed. It was only after my post that I saw yours in the quote box and realised you had put "450D" but the font was white so I couldn't read it in your original post. If the 450D is what feels right to you, then that is the camera for you I'd say. Best of luck to ya! :thumbs:
 
fabs said:
Sorry, I meant why embarrassed. It was only after my post that I saw yours in the quote box and realised you had put "450D" but the font was white so I couldn't read it in your original post. If the 450D is what feels right to you, then that is the camera for you I'd say. Best of luck to ya! :thumbs:
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argh ok. I just feel a bit well...sad tbh, because the Sony is such a feature packed camera and I love the back catalogue of Minolta lenses, and especially Dyxum.
 
timmygcsc2308 said:
argh ok. I just feel a bit well...sad tbh, because the Sony is such a feature packed camera and I love the back catalogue of Minolta lenses, and especially Dyxum.
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That's just it, there's no such thing as the perfect system, despite what the canikon peeps say! ;) I remember when we were house hunting and thinking, I want the lounge from this one, the kitchen from that one...........:D
 
Judas!!

:suspect::suspect::suspect::suspect::D..................









Good luck with your new camera :thumbs:
 
Smiffy said:
Judas!!

:suspect::suspect::suspect::suspect::D..................









Good luck with your new camera :thumbs:
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hehe sorry :( gotta see how the 400D does first though..1 hr left :sulk:

stan the man said:
timmygcsc2308

markf is after a 50mm F/1.7,so you may well have a buyer there.send him a PM to see if he still wants one..

good luck with the 450D:thumbs:
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ah ok cheers..I might just do that
 
Sold for £320 in the end, £120 profit. Not bad tbh but I wanted a little bit more I guess, was hoping for £350 profit which may have put me in 40D territory :( anyway I'll have to work some bits out now
 
hucknall said:
hi all, just wondered if minolta lens fit on the A200?
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stan the man said:
yes,as far as i know..sony and minolta share the A mount.
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fabs said:
Indeed, as long as it's an A mount lens, there shouldn't be any problem.
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As fabs says, A mount lenses are ok for the Sony cameras. There are some Minolta lenses that are not A mount fittings and will not work on the Sonys. There was a post about these lenses the other week, not sure if I saw it on this site though :thinking:
 
:wave: Hey, just a question about a possible lens!

I've been wanting a lens with wide aperture for a good while now, but I'm not sure what type to go for, and if i can even afford it under my limited budget!

But basically, it's to fit my Sony A100.
Used or new, so I've been having a wee look on ebay and that.

It's for indoor photography, or just dim light situations... Perhaps for concerts..?
I know the nifty-fifty has a good rep here, but I think I want a zoom lens to have a bit more freedom. Not that it has to be a big zoom though!

Should i go for a 1.4 or 1.8 or 2.8? I there a lot of difference between them?
(Anyone have any pics they have taken that show the narrow dof or something they could show me?)
I guess the 2.8 would be the cheapest?

Any advice is appreciated! :)
 
TinySpark said:
:wave: Hey, just a question about a possible lens! .......


I guess the 2.8 would be the cheapest?

Any advice is appreciated! :)
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It would be the cheapest, but will still be rather expensive, There are I think F2.8 zooms made by Sigma for the Sony system, although a few of us on here have splashed out and sold our souls to get the Sony f2.8 lens.
 
For the Sony 70-200 f2.8 then about £1,200 or for the Sony 70-300mm f2.8 a lot more, about £3,850. Tamron do a cheaper 75-200 f2.8 not sure how good it may be, but this link tells you more about it. There may be cheaper places but this is for information only.

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/product/default.aspx?sku=1027469
 
fabs said:
:eek::eek: I think you mean the Sony 300mm prime at that price!! Man is that Tamron ugly!! :gag:
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Yeah sorry fabs, I stand corrected. The Tamron may be ugly but I wonder how good it is, better not show the wife otherwise she will ask why we spent over a grand when I could have got a 'black one to match the camera' for a lot less.....
 
JPS said:
Yeah sorry fabs, I stand corrected. The Tamron may be ugly but I wonder how good it is, better not show the wife otherwise she will ask why we spent over a grand when I could have got a 'black one to match the camera' for a lot less.....
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But it just doesn't look the part when you're sat on the sofa stroking it.........................ooh er, sorry, having a moment there.................:$ :D
 
Here is a camera auction with what looks like the metal bodied 35-105.

£15.00 at the moment.

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fabs said:
Erm....link?

Just out of curiosity, what is the advantage of that focal range?
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A good addition to the kit lens, since having one of these, I only ever use the kit lens when I need to go as wide as possible.

Check out the Dyxum score, it is a seriously good lens for the money. I have a couple of pics on my Flickr taken with one. I am actually go to try it at the kids football this morning.

I paid £16 for my first copy, which I broke with too much cleaning and £22 for my second copy.
 
leaky5 said:
A good addition to the kit lens, since having one of these, I only ever use the kit lens when I need to go as wide as possible.

Check out the Dyxum score, it is a seriously good lens for the money. I have a couple of pics on my Flickr taken with one. I am actually go to try it at the kids football this morning.

I paid £16 for my first copy, which I broke with too much cleaning and £22 for my second copy.
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Fair enough. I'm covered for those focal lengths but I can see where it could be useful.
 
leaky5 said:
A good addition to the kit lens, since having one of these, I only ever use the kit lens when I need to go as wide as possible.

Check out the Dyxum score, it is a seriously good lens for the money. I have a couple of pics on my Flickr taken with one. I am actually go to try it at the kids football this morning.

I paid £16 for my first copy, which I broke with too much cleaning and £22 for my second copy.
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:agree:

The 35-105mm is FAR too underrated, people pay £120+ for a beercan and can pick up a 35-105 for like ~£25 which produces such fine images, with a little less on the top end but wider on the lower end. The bokeh is also brilliant. Go figure :bonk:
 
timmygcsc2308 said:
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The 35-105mm is FAR too underrated, people pay £120+ for a beercan and can pick up a 35-105 for like ~£25 which produces such fine images, with a little less on the top end but wider on the lower end. The bokeh is also brilliant. Go figure :bonk:
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But the beercan is a completely different focal range. The 35-105 is not "a little less on the top end", it's half!
 
fabs said:
But the beercan is a completely different focal range. The 35-105 is not "a little less on the top end", it's half!
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yes you're right...lol its Sunday morning :exit:
 
Hi fellow Alpha users!

Haven't spent much time here lately.
Time just seems so scarce these days......

Recently had a week in beautiful Majorca, and just before I left I got my new lens, the Tamron AF17-50mm F/2.8 Di-II LD Aspherical
and WOW :eek:
What a stunning lens (and incidentally, Rusty who I bought it from is a true 100% awesome guy!!!)

Gave this lens a good work out on holiday, and I seriously love it to bits.
I often in the back of my mind wondered if this F2.8 larky was all it's cracked up to be-is there really any difference in a 'standard' lens and a 2.8.
And now I know the answer is deffo YES!!!!!
It's a whole lot more versatile having a 2.8 and the wide aperture does come in very handy at times.

Only problem is, now I want a 200mm F2.8 :eek: :lol:

Also bought from Rusty a HVL-F36AM flash.
Again, WOW!!!!!!!
The wireless mode on this flash is something else!!!

Next on my list is a set of extension tubes for closer shots with the Tammy.
It actually takes a pretty decent macro, but (if extension tubes auto focus with this setup???????) a set of tubes are cheaper than a macro lens!!

So if the answer is yes, they will AF, then I'd be grateful if anyone hears of a set could let me know?

Here's a few samples of my holiday 'snaps'!!!!!

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And here's me (making a silly face, as I always do in pics lol!!!) and my baby.

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